This week I want everyone to stay the course with your fitness tasks #1-3 They are listed below. Keep challenging yourself weekly by changing one element in each of your workouts to gradually increase difficulty over time. Just remember not to go too far outside your comfort zone. Play that edge but proper form is always crucial. We […]
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Yesterday’s post was about healthy snacks and I asked all of you to share some of your favorite healthy snack ideas. One of our readers, Jaci, posted the following question: “which is more important… listening to your body and only eating when hungry, or making a point to snack even if you aren’t hungry?” My […]
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Want to look slimmer instantly? Five pounds slimmer? I can promise you instant results if you do this one thing today. Your mother knew the secret. Stand up straight. Seriously. Look in a mirror and stand the way you usually do. Shoulders hunched forward, spine all rounded and slouchy like you can barely stay upright for three minutes let alone […]
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This week we are going to implement an additional cardio workout. You will do this additional workout once a week. It can be done on the same day following your strength workout (the 6 Basic Moves) or you can do it on a different day by itself. Please keep in mind that this workout is […]
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Guilt, in Buddhist psychology, is defined as a kind of self-hatred. It is another form of anger. If we are motivated by guilt at what we feel, it will drain all of our energy; it does not give us the strength to reach out to help others. We ourselves take center stage when we are […]
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So here we are at the midway point. Week 4. At this point you should notice that your base level of strength is increasing as well as your energy level. Keep in mind that these first eight weeks are all about setting a strong foundation. This week will be a time for checking in with […]
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Sometimes things just don’t work out but then something else works out and you then realize why those things weren’t working out before. ~jmtrimboli There are no accidents in life. I truly believe this. Every moment is an opportunity to learn something new. About yourself, about the people around you, about the world. We are […]
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Yesterday we added a new strength exercise to the 5 Basic Moves workout, the step up. First I want to clarify something. In the warm up that I gave you there is also an exercise called step ups. My blunder. To avoid confusion we will call the warm up exercise basic steps. I have changed […]
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Hi everyone. Here we are at Week 3. Hopefully you are doing the following things so far: 1. The 5 Basic Moves Workout 3 times a week with the warm up. 2.The Cardio Workout once a week. 2. Logging your progress, workouts, food, and anything else you find relevant, in your journals. 3. Having 3 servings of […]
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Always remember to take lack of sleep and stress level into account when you work out. If you are not feeling as strong on a certain day don’t skip your workout entirely. Go with lighter weights or less reps. It counts. Its called a maintenance workout and you get major kudos for doing it. Don’t […]
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